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About Madda Village

Madda is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 221 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144204
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 221
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Madda compares

By the 2011 count Madda is the 240th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Madda

Madda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Madda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madda from other places

Madda lies about 36 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 6.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Madda
Nearest town Urmar 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 36 km

Villages closest to Madda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dasua tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Madda

As per the Census of India 2011, Madda village had a population of 431. That makes it the 240th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Madda village has 221 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madda has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Madda is 144204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madda covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Madda falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Madda is Tanda Urmar, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Madda.

Madda is about 36 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madda is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Urmar is about 5.5 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 6.3 km away. Dasua is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chotala (under 2 km), Talla (under 2 km) and Kamalpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Madda today is likely to be higher.

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